HEX atlas value

#038227

#038227 is a cool green HEX color close to Forest Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 3, 130, 39, HSL 137, 95%, 26%, has luminance 0.1613, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#038227 Sample readable text

HEX #038227

RGB rgb(3, 130, 39)

HSL hsl(137 95% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(98, 0, 70, 49)

Luminance 0.1613

Contrast Black 4.23:1White 4.97:1

CSS

--color-038227: #038227;
.background-038227 { background-color: #038227; }
.text-038227 { color: #038227; }

Luminance0.1613

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.97:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#038227","rgb":[3,130,39],"hsl":[137,95,26],"cmyk":[98,0,70,49],"luminance":0.1613,"contrast":{"black":4.23,"white":4.97}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#01280C","hex":"#01280C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.31,"contrastWhite":16.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#06DB42","hex":"#06DB42","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.22,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81035E","hex":"#81035E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.17,"contrastWhite":6.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Forest Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/038227.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/forest-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81035E","analogous":["#1F8103","#038166"],"triadic":["#270381","#812703"],"tetradic":["#031F81","#81035E","#816603"],"splitComplementary":["#660381","#81031F"],"monochromatic":["#06DB42","#038227","#01280C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#06DB42","dark":"#01280C","saturated":"#008526","desaturated":"#12732D","pastel":"#1EE657","neon":"#00AD31"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"forest-green","name":"Forest Green","hex":"#228B22","distance":32.66496594212215},{"slug":"green","name":"Green","hex":"#008000","distance":39.16631205513228},{"slug":"traffic-green","name":"Traffic Green","hex":"#008450","distance":41.15823125451335},{"slug":"emerald-dark","name":"Emerald Dark","hex":"#046307","distance":44.56455991031439},{"slug":"bottle-green","name":"Bottle Green","hex":"#006A4E","distance":45.89117562233506}]

HEX meaning and use

About #038227

#038227 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #038227 is visually closest to Forest Green, a named green color with HEX #228B22.

The RGB channels are 3, 130, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 137deg with 95% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.1613, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.97:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #038227 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.23:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.97:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#01280C#FFFFFF text · best 16.03:1#01280C

#06DB42#000000 text · best 11.22:1#06DB42

#81035E#FFFFFF text · best 9.96:1#81035E

Emerald Dark#FFFFFF text · best 7.52:1#046307

Bottle Green#FFFFFF text · best 6.62:1#006A4E

Generated Palette

#038227#038227

#81035E#81035E

#1F8103#1F8103

#038166#038166

#06DB42#06DB42

#01280C#01280C

Color Harmonies

#81035E#81035E

#1F8103#1F8103

#038166#038166

#270381#270381

#812703#812703

Variants

#06DB42#06DB42

#01280C#01280C

#008526#008526

#12732D#12732D

#1EE657#1EE657

#00AD31#00AD31

Nearest Named Colors

Forest Green#228B22

Green#008000

Traffic Green#008450

Emerald Dark#046307

Bottle Green#006A4E

#038227

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #038227

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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